Please give today to support Hymnary.org during one of only two fund drives we run each year. Each month, Hymnary serves more than 1 million users from around the globe, thanks to the generous support of people like you, and we are so grateful.
Tax-deductible donations can be made securely online using this link.
Alternatively, you may write a check to CCEL and mail it to:
Christian Classics Ethereal Library, 3201 Burton SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
| Text: | Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! |
| Author: | Reginald Heber |
| Translator (Spanish): | Juan B. Cabrera |
| Tune: | NICAEA |
| Composer: | John Bacchus Dykes |
| Composer (descant): | David McKinley Williams |
| Media: | Audio recording |
You can view this hymn by purchasing an instrument edition of the hymnal in our Glory to God mobile app.
Due to copyright restrictions, we cannot display this hymn on our website or provide printable copies of it.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty! |
| Title: | Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty! |
| Translator (Spanish): | Juan B. Cabrera |
| Author: | Reginald Heber (1827, alt.) |
| Meter: | 11.12.12.10 |
| Language: | English; Korean; Spanish |
| Publication Date: | 2013 |
| Scripture: | ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; |
| Topic: | Adoration; Christian Year: Trinity; Creation (4 more...) |
| Source: | Korean translation, The Christian Literature Society of Korea |
| Copyright: | Korean Trans. © Christian Literature Society of Korea |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | NICAEA |
| Composer: | John Bacchus Dykes (1861) |
| Composer (descant): | David McKinley Williams (1948) |
| Meter: | 11.12.12.10 |
| Key: | D Major |
| Copyright: | Desc. © 1948, ren. H. W. Gray Co., Inc. (a div. of Belwin-Mills Publishing Corp.) |
Much of the imagery of this hymn comes from Revelation 4:2–11, which its author, an Anglican bishop, knew as a reading appointed for Trinity Sunday. The tune, written specifically for this text, reinforces the Trinitarian theme by strong dependence on the D-major triad.
| Media | |
|---|---|
| Audio recording: |  Audio (MP3) |
My Starred Hymns
My FlexScores
My Hymnals
My Purchased Files